Table 3.
Mean choice quality by instructional condition, age group, and load.
| Cognitive Load | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Mean | |
| Information-focus | |||||
| Young | 92.5 (14.3) | 85.0 (20.5) | 80.0 (17.4) | 80.0 (20.8) | 84.4 (8.2) |
| Old | 84.6 (22.3) | 68.3 (15.9) | 68.3 (17.9) | 59.2 (26.8) | 70.1 (11.2) |
| Mean | 88.5 (18.9) | 76.7 (20.0) | 74.2 (18.4) | 69.6 (25.9) | 77.2 (12.1) |
| Emotion-focus | |||||
| Young | 92.5 (11.8) | 85.0 (17.0) | 82.5 (16.4) | 63.7 (20.6) | 80.9 (8.5) |
| Old | 87.5 (15.2) | 78.8 (16.8) | 75.4 (25.4) | 69.2 (24.8) | 77.7 (10.5) |
| Mean | 90.0 (13.6) | 81.9 (17.0) | 79.0 (21.4) | 66.5 (22.7) | 79.3 (9.6) |
| Control | |||||
| Young | 86.2 (20.6) | 75.0 (22.9) | 75.0 (19.9) | 75.0 (14.0) | 77.8 (11.9) |
| Old | 92.5 (14.3) | 75.0 (21.5) | 76.2 (22.2) | 75.0 (22.9) | 79.7 (9.0) |
| Mean | 89.4 (17.8) | 75.0 (21.9) | 75.6 (20.8) | 75.0 (18.8) | 78.8 (10.5) |
| Total | |||||
| Young | 90.4 (16.0) | 81.7 (20.5) | 79.2 (17.9) | 72.9 (19.7) | 81.0 (10.0) |
| Old | 88.2 (17.6) | 74.0 (18.4) | 73.3 (22.0) | 67.8 (25.3) | 75.8 (10.9) |
| Mean | 89.3 (16.8) | 77.9 (19.8) | 76.3 (20.2) | 70.4 (22.7) | 78.4 (10.7) |
Note: Standard deviations are shown in parentheses.